Study Shows Hate, Violence & Victim-Blaming Against Women Increased Amidst The Pandemic
"Lockdown measures to control the spread of COVID-19 forced people to remain at home, in some cases with abusive partners. Across all eight countries, reported domestic violence cases increased during or immediately after lockdown periods," the study said, adding that while some countries initially saw a drop, this was evidently due to the inability to seek help as the number of cases increased eventually.The study found that domestic violence cases […]
